Timestepper

Speaking of hunting "public" land... I shot my first turkey with a handgun yesterday!!! (Scared the holy crap outta' the folks in the frozen food section at Walmart, but hey, when the opportunity presents itself...)

Made mine out of the back of a full sized Dodge pickup. It'll haul anything I can put in it (I used it to move from Western Kansas to East Tennessee and it was LOADED), plus there's plenty of room for 4X8 plywood with the tailgate up. Didn't cost much to make and I've seen trailers similar to mine go for as little as $150.00.

Should be now.

Clerk knocks out armed robber! Pretty good left hand!

Nope.

The more the merrier! With you and your buddy, that brings us to a total of 5 (counting me) so far. (I've also received pm's from a couple of members who are planning on making it.) Again, this doesn't have to be just about primitive stuff and I welcome others who are knowledgeable on other survival type subjects.

...or a welfare check.

My wife finally got what she wanted: New goat shed and goat pen finished! (As of about 30 minutes ago!)

We've got an old chest of drawers in the kitchen. Painted white, over-sized glass top. On the top there's room for the coffeemaker & several bottles of booze w/glasses. In the drawers are stored coffee, filters, more booze and glasses plus canning jars/supplies in the bottom drawer. Oddly enough, it really doesn't look terribly redneck-ish and we've actually gotten compliments on it.

My wife gave me the only present I really expected. ('Nother twelve months free rent.) Otherwise, zilch. Maybe next year, if the finances are better. Hope everyone else got good stuff!

Absolutely incredible. Darned if I didn't tear up a few times watching that. Thank God for Bob Hope and all he did for our troops. Thanks for the memories!

Wow. With that kind of reasoning, remind me never to wear my belt knife while fixing a flat in your neighborhood!

You, Sir, are a lucky, LUCKY man. (My bladder got up at 5:30 & since I rather enjoy being married, I got up with it. This time.) Merry Christmas everyone!

Oh my, love that Apple Pie!!! Warmed in a tin cup over the fire, poured over ice or straight from the jug, it's tough to beat! Just a warning though, if anyone tries this wonderful and time proven recipe: It is VERY SMOOTH and you cannot taste the alcohol, so please be careful with it or it's liable to knock your butt in the dust (or, as one crusty old Buckskinner put it; "Yep, 'at stuff goes down like silk, comes up like barbed wire and will get you hanging onto level ground quicker than anything I know of 'ceptin maybe a woman!) GOOD STUFF!

FWIW, I've only been wrong once... and even then I was right and just thought I was wrong. Merry Christmas everyone! Peace on earth, good will towards men, yada, yada, yada... Hope Santa brings you everything you want - unless you don't believe in Santa, in which case I hope Walmart had everything on your list and your relatives were thoughtful enough to buy it for you! Time to crack a jug of holiday spirit(s), so Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!

I guess it's a good thing I don't work for the TSA because my attitude would be, "If you can hijack an airplane with a pair of tweezers or a cupcake, then you DESERVE the son of a bitch!" Sheesh!

Remember the reason for the season: To celebrate a secular holiday, set for convenience into the time frame of pagan traditions during which we spend more than we have to buy gifts that will wind up on Ebay in a week. Merry Christmas! Ah, Christmas Eve is looking better! Just finished with the plumbing and am delighted to report that I only got thoroughly drenched instead of completely soaked like I'd initially anticipated. Maybe the worst part was in not whizzing before I crawled under the house and then spending 20 minutes lying in warm water while doing the repairs. Hope each and every one has a GREAT Christmas and no one else has to deal with plumbing issues! ...TS...

De-natured alcohol, Strike-Hold ballistic lubricant and patches. Don't need anything else.

First thing tomorrow morning I get to crawl under the house and work on the plumbing. After that, if I have time I'll work on the goat pen and at least try to get the posts set for the gate. Then lunch with my wife's brother, sister-in-law and stepmom. Then more honeydo's. Sunday morning I'll give my wife the two little gifts I got for her and graciously accept her apology for not getting me anything. Sunday afternoon, I'll try to finish up the goat pen while the Christmas ham is cooking in the smoker grill. Monday I'll go back to praying for either a mild winter or for the furnace that we can't afford to replace to start working again. I doubt that either will happen, but hope is everything. Merry Christmas.

Tonight, nothing but a beer. Christmas Eve, however it will be THIS: Timestepper's Luscious Liquid Apple pie 2 Gallons Apple cider 1 5th Cap'n Morgan spiced rum 1 pint Hot Damn! cinnamon schnapps 1 pint Apple Barrel apple schnapps 1 pinch nutmeg Combine all liquid ingredients in a 3 gallon crock or stoneware jug, mix well, then add a pinch of nutmeg and cork loosely. May be consumed immediately or aged in a cool, dark place. (A root cellar is perfect!) I've been making liquid Apple Pie for many years and made my current batch about 2 months ago. It has been sitting and aging ever since and by tomorrow night should be about as close to absolute liquid perfection as it is possible to get. C'mon Christmas Eve!!!

Ok, here's the deal: I've received several pm's from folks who are interested in learning the "primitive survival skills" that I have mentioned ad nauseum in this forum, so I'm gonna' try it again. January 21st and/or January 28th, 2012. I mention both dates because, A. I'm not really particular and could do it either day (or both days) and, B. I realize that one day might be better for some than the other and I'm trying to accommodate everyone. Chances are we'll just get together down on Bull Run Creek near the Clinton Highway and go from there. In the thread title I called it a "Primitive Survival Skills Meet-Up" but anyone with any useful survival type information/training is more than welcome to show up and demonstrate/teach/discuss their particular field of expertise. I'm planning this for Saturday morning(s), but if someone wants to show up Friday and camp out, I don't think that'd be a problem as people camp there quite a bit. As before, I'm not sure what all we'll cover, but we will definitely hit on the basics; Flint & steel fire starting, ash cakes and stick bread, maybe building a simple fire reflector, shelter or maybe something on wild plant foods. If I can find suitable materials, we might get into the basics of making cordage. Again, it'll be determined largely by what presents itself and what someone wants to learn. (Might also spend a little time discussing the difference between "living off the land" and living WITH the land.) I'm figuring that weather won't be a consideration because, as I've mentioned before, true survival situations don't much give a damn what the weather is doing. In fact, it seems that sometimes the best way to learn is to do it under adverse conditions - it's one thing to get a fire going on a bright sunny Spring day, but if you can get one going on a soggy, dreary or snowy day, then you KNOW what you can do when the chips are down. Sooo... If anyone is interested and/or up for it then let me know, either through this thread or with a pm and we'll see what kind of mischief we can get into. ...TS...

Nothing that I could see. But then again, I never could figure out why my dad-in-law was so impressed with my mom-in-law, either.

Thank YOU for listening to us and going to the Vet. What a great, if inadvertent, Christmas gift - to suddenly find out that your best friend isn't as bad off as you thought he was. Merry Christmas to both of you! ...TS...

When I'm making knife sheaths and need to thin down a piece of leather or fine tune the shape/thickness of a welt, I use my trusty ol' bench top belt sander with 160 grit. Works like a charm, just be careful not to apply too much pressure in any one place so as to keep the thickness uniform. Luck!

Indeed! +1!